Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Bike Miles: 9,500

Well 9,503 to be exact.

With my most recent cycle to work, I passed another
milestone on my road to 10,000 miles. When I originally set my cycling goal
over five years ago, I had hoped to have reached it by now. However, I didn’t factor
in the crashes and broken limbs that ended up costing me 8-10 months of cycling
time.

Since I have returned to work after the birth of my
daughter, I have been cycling as much as my body can take. The weather has been
excellent around Oxford, and I wanted to take advantage of it. Occasionally, I
have pushed it a bit too hard, and all the cycling has sapped me of the energy
that I have needed for parenthood. Thankfully, I think I am starting to find a balance. I can cycle to work 2-3 times a week and generally be okay, but I do
have to keep an eye on it.

With that schedule in mind, I am on pace to reach 10,000 by
the end of the year. That assumes, of course, that I don’t break any more limbs
and the weather holds for at least a few more months.